When to go · Tarrafal
Tarrafal in March
Great month. Inside Tarrafal's best window: Nov–Jul.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- Cape Verde overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Cape Verde overall
Verdict
Inside Tarrafal's best window: Nov–Jul.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Tarrafal in this guide.
Weather in March
- TarrafalHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 3 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Carnival and Ash Wednesday big impact
Feb–Mar (moves yearly) · Cape Verde
Parades in Mindelo and Praia; São Vicente fills; offices close.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Cape Verde overall
- Medium
- Prices · Cape Verde overall
- Medium
Cape Verde overall: Humpback whales start appearing off Boa Vista; dust haze possible.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tarrafal, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
Mar: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 3
Jan: 2 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 0
March: Inside Tarrafal's best window: Nov–Jul.
January: Inside Tarrafal's best window: Nov–Jul.
Tarrafal: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.